Friends of New Leaders Council

New Leaders Council is grateful to have the support of hundreds of progressive elected and former elected officials across the country. Since NLC's founding, progressive elected officials have lended their support to our chapters and mission. Meet these officials and hear from some of them below.

Former Secretary Castro delivers a welcome message at the NLC National Leadership Retreat in Washington:

Ian Cain, City Councilor, City of Quincy (MA)Tommy Calvert, County Commissioner (TX)Sandra Cano, Pawtucket City Councilmember (RI)Steve Capier, City of Cohoes Councilmember (NY)Zeph Capo, Board Member, Community College System (TX)Tony Cardenas, US Congressman (CA)Michael Carey, State Representative (ME)Erica Lee Carter, Board Member, County Education DepartmentGregorio Casar, Austin City Council (TX)Raquel Castenda-Lopez, Detroit City Council Member (MI)Lorranie Chang, Learning Community Council, City of Learning (NE)Stephanie Chang, State Representative (MI)Maurice Cheeks, Alderman City of Madison (WI)David Chiu, Board of Supervisors City of San Francisco (CA)Judy Chu, US Congresswoman (CA)David Cicilline, US Congressman (RI)Jeff Clemens, State Senator (FL)Bonnie Watson Coleman, US Congresswoman (NJ)Danielle Conrad, State Senator (NE)Costa Constantinides, City Council of New York City (NY)Stevon Cook, San Francisco School Board(CA)Jim Cooper, US Congressman (TN)David Crowley, State Representative (WI)Laurie Cumbo, City of New York City (NY)

Patricia Fahy, New York Assembly member (NY)Julissa Ferreras, New York City Council Member (NY)Pete Festersen, Omaha City Council (NE)Greg Fischer, Mayor of Louisville (KY)Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County ExecutiveKim Foxx, State Attorney (IL)Lois Frankel, US Congresswoman (FL)Michael Frerichs, State Treasurer (IL)Steven Fulop, Mayor of Jersey City (NJ)Dan Futrell, Somerville School Committee (MA)

Tulsi Gabbard, US Congresswoman (HI)Bridget Gainer, Cook County Commissioner (IL)Kalen Gallagher, Campbell Union School District (CA)Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles (CA)Sylvia Garcia, State Senator (TX)Daniel Garodnick, City Council of New York City (NY)Bonner Gaylord, Raleigh City Council (NC)Eric Genrich, State Representative (WI)Kirsten Gillibrand, US Senator (NY)Daniel Gilman, Pittsburgh City Council Member (PA)Andrew Gillum, Mayor of Tallahassee (FL)Cedric Glover, State Representative (LA)Leah Golby, City of Albany Councilmember (NY)Shirley Gonzalez, City Councilwoman (TX)Nelly Gorbea, Secretary of State (RI)Bob Gordon, State Senator (NJ)Sergio Granados, New Jersey Freeholder (NJ)Derek Green, City Controller, City of Philadelphia (PA)Gene Green, US Congressman (TX)Lou Greenwald, Assembly Majority Leader (NJ)

Dorothy Jacks, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser (FL)Sheila Jackson-Lee, US Congresswoman(TX)Letitia James, Public Advocate of New York City (NY)Ted James, State Representative (LA)Mia Jasey, Assembly Member (NJ)Hakeem Jeffries, US Congressman (NY)Chris Jerram, Omaha City Council (NE)Eddie Bernice Johnson, US Congresswoman (TX)Gordon Johnson, Assembly Member (NJ)Kenyatta Johnson, City Councilman, Philadelphia (PA)LaTonya Johnson, State RepresentativePatricia Egan Jones, Assembly Member, (NJ)Ryan Jones, Council Member South River (NJ)Shervin Jones, State Representative(FL)

Tim Kaine, US Senator (VA)Ash Kaira, State Assembly member (CA)Ben Kallos, City Council of New York City (NY)Jay Kaufman, State Representative (MA)Robin Kelly, US Congresswoman (IL)Joe Kennedy, US Congressman (MA)Jim Kenney, Mayor Philadelphia Tim Kiefer, Dane County Supervisor (WI)Rick Krisman, Mayor of St. Petersburg (FL)Liz Krueger, State Senator (NY)Ann McLane Kuster, US Congresswoman (NH)

Joe Lagana, Assembly Member (NJ)Pamela Rosen Lampitt, Assembly Member (NJ)Chris Larson, State Senator (WI)Brenda Lawrence, US Congresswoman (MI)Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans (LA)Brad Lander, City Council of New York City (NY)Jim Langevin, US Congressman (RI)Daylin Leach, State Senator (PA)Patrick Leahy, Papio-Missouri River NRD Director, Sub-district 7 (NE)Walt Leger III, State Representative (LA)Eric Lesser, State Senator (MA)Cathleen Lewis, Council Member Lawrence (NJ)Mark Levine, City Council of New York City (NY)Nina Liang, City Councilor (MA)Nita Lowey, US Congressman (NY)

Gina Raimondo, Governor (RI)Anibal Ramos, Council Member of Newark (NJ)Jane Raybound, Lincolin City Council, City of Lincolin (NE)Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta (GA)Antonio Reynoso, City Council of New York City (NY)Kathleen Rice, US Congresswoman (NY)Ron Rice, State Senator (NJ)Cedric Richmond, US Congressman (LA)Daniel Riemer, State Representative (WI)Gustavo Rivera, State Senator (NY)Joel Rivera, City Council of New York City (NY)Dr. Debra Robinson, Palm Beach County School Board Member(FL)Carlos Rosa, Alderman City of Chicago (IL)Ydanis Rodriguez, City Council of New York City (NY)Jacque Roy, Mayor of Alexandria (LA)Nily Rozic, Assembly Member (NY)Diane Russell, State Representative (ME)Paula Ryan, West Palm Beach City Commissioner (FL)Tim Ryan, US Congressman (OH)

Mark Takano, US Congressman (CA)Chris Taylor, State Representative (WI)Dina Titus, US Congressman (NV)Ritchie Torres, City Council of New York City (NY)Igor Tregub, Berkeley Rent Board (CA)Niki Tsongas, US Congresswoman (MA)

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